Clinical Placement Coordinator, College of Nursing, Vancouver Campus

Available Title(s):

1138-YN_ADMINPRO - Coordinator

Business Title:

Clinical Placement Coordinator, College of Nursing, Vancouver Campus

Employee Type:

Admin. Professional

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

12 Month

Position Details:

Clinical Placement Coordinator, College of Nursing, Vancouver Campus

The College of Nursing invites candidates to apply for the Clinical Placement Coordinator position to provide Nursing students with top level clinical placement opportunities. You will provide guidance, advice, and support to students and faculty in all matters regarding clinical placements. You will also serve as a primary contact for clinical affiliation agreements and facilitating onboarding with both the clinical site and the College of Nursing.

Summary of Duties

The Clinical Placement Coordinator is responsible for the planning, development and evaluation of clinical sites and arranging clinical experiences for graduate nursing programs, including the Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner tracks as well as Masters program.

The Clinical Placement Coordinator is the primary contact for clinical placements and serves as the liaison between healthcare agencies, students, faculty, and staff. This position is responsible for complex communication and problem solving to maintain positive working relationships and operates from a solid understanding of nursing education and practice. The purpose of this position is to facilitate a positive clinical learning experience for WSU College of Nursing students in Vancouver nursing programs.

This position will monitor affiliation agreements between WSU and clinical agencies to ensure there is an active agreement wherever students are placed. The Clinical Coordinator ensures compliance with all onboarding documents for both the clinical faculty and nursing students. The coordinator provides proactive outreach to established clinical partners and new clinical partners to secure placement opportunities for our students.

Required Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree in a field relevant to area of specialization and three (3) years of experience directly related to the specialty area. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Ability to use and learn multiple software programs and online systems.

Ability to maintain positive working relationships with diverse groups.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree

• Experience working in higher education.

• Experience developing, maintaining, and/or using electronic record and information management systems.

• Professional experience in clinical nursing education, staff development, or clinical placement.

• Experience working with a formalized network of schools of nursing and clinical agencies for student clinical placement.

• Experience developing new clinical placement opportunities for nursing students.

Essential Duties:

55% Clinical Placement Coordination

20% Program Management

15% Data Collection and Reporting

5% Administrative

5% Other duties as assigned

Application instructions:

Applicants must attach a resume, cover letter and a contributions to equity statement at the time of application. Please read the entire posting description and follow the instructions below to apply.

Additional Information:

Area/College:

Washington State University Vancouver

Department Name:

College of Nursing

City, State, Zip:

Vancouver, WA 98686

Department Link:

https://nursing.vancouver.wsu.edu

Work Location and Schedule: 

The position will be primarily in person on campus at WSU Vancouver. Hybrid work may be available after the initial training period.

Monthly Salary:

Minimum: $4,383 ($52,596/year); Midpoint: $5,481 ($65,772/year); Maximum: $6,579 ($79,948/year), Grade 4 Zone 3. In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position. Successful candidates typically begin up to the mid-point of the salary range.

Benefits: 

WSU offers full-time employees a competitive benefits package including up to 49 days off per year through paid holidays/sick leave/annual leave, a choice of retirement plans, medical/dental/vision, basic life and long-term disability insurance, and an employee tuition waiver program. 

For a summary of benefits offered by WSU for AP staff visit: https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-Benefit-Overview-for-Faculty-and-AP.pdf

Find total compensation information here: https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/recruitment-toolkit/total-compensation/ .

FTE:

100%

Posting Close Date:

Applicants must submit their completed application by June 9, 2024, at 11:59 pm.
 

Background Check

This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need.  A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions

Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements. Applicants are required to include contact information for professional references within the application.   

Applicants must attach the following documents to their online application in the “Resume & Cover Letter” section of your application.:

• Resume

• A cover letter

• A contributions to equity statement (see information and link below)

  

Please include a statement on contributions to equity. Provide examples from your past activities and experience as well as your future plans to advance equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging at WSU Vancouver. Include examples such as any of the following: Programming, events, and initiatives; Committee, council, or board service; Student and/or staff outreach, recruitment, and retention; Community engagement and volunteerism. WSU Vancouver's strategic plan embeds equity in all 5 goals, including a specific goal for equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging (Goal 4). Please see our Strategic Plan, Goal 4 for more information on what WSU Vancouver is doing in this space, https://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/strategic-plan .

About WSU Vancouver 

WSU Vancouver is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. One of six campuses in the Washington State University system, WSU Vancouver provides baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people, communities and economy of Southwest Washington.

As the only Tier-1, land-grant and public four-year educational institution in Southwest Washington, WSU Vancouver is committed to accessibility, openness and service to people. WSU appreciates extraordinary community support and is dedicated to developing areas of academic and research excellence that fulfill regional needs.

WSU Vancouver leads with an equity lens and is recognized nationally as a top college for equity , diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected] .